Manchester City striker Stevan Jovetic set for a League Cup return

The injury-plagued Montenegro forward will play in the Capital One Cup semi-fi nal, second leg IF he can avoid another setback.

Jovetic, 24, has had calf, hamstring and groin injuries and has even suffered from food poisoning. He also has a battle on his hands to nail down a regular place due to the form of Sergio Aguero, Alvaro Negredo and Edin Dzeko.

City boss Manuel Pellegrini is keen to get him back on the pitch and Jovetic has been pencilled in to what will be a much-changed side in a tie which they lead 6-0 after the first leg. The Daily Star Sunday revealed last week that £28million Jovetic is a target for Juventus, Inter Milan and his former club Fiorentina.